restrict app to mobile

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I want to prevent a messaging app (ios & android) being used via a device that does not have a sim card. This previous question and this one both suggest the following might work for android, but I also need an ios equivalent :

<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
android:required="true"/>

Can such code to be copied to a tablet/desktop and then circumvented ? I am aware that wattsapp's mobile-only approach could be circumvented for use on a PC and I want to avoid such possibility.

You should not use `android` tag and provide Android examples in iOS development question as they can mislead people. — mixel, Sep 28 '15 at 17:13

mixel · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-28T17:15:53.457

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In Xcode click on the project and open General page. There in Deployment Info - Devices choose iPhone.

To restrict devices only to those that had telephony you should add to Info.plist UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities (aka Required Device Capabilities) dictionary entry with key telephony set to YES.

edited Sep 28 '15 at 17:15

answered Sep 28 '15 at 17:03

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Thanks @mixel. Any chance that this can be circumvented by copying to a non-mobile device as wattsapp could ? – easytiger Sep 28 '15 at 17:10
This still allows an app to be installed on the iPod touch – rmaddy Sep 28 '15 at 17:11
Updated answer. Now it should be correct. – mixel Sep 28 '15 at 17:17
Sure, after it was closed after a duplicate you updated your answer to match the duplicate. – rmaddy Sep 28 '15 at 17:18

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